Originally Posted by
Avenger
You can chase totals just like sides, players want to keep their stats up, if you know a team is good and they just got shut out (Phillies) chase the over for the next few games and it should hit. If the team's offense sucks (Giants, As, Mariners) chase the under. Also, it's a great way to cut juice or to hedge very risky plays. For example, if Team A hits well v Team B pitcher, but Team A is high juice, take Team B and OVER, because you know they'll only win if they over hits. And vice-versa if Team A sucks but has a good pitcher, only way Team A will win is with Under.